The transparency of the soil at GreenItaly

Description

‘The Transparency of the Soil’ is an installation that invites reflection on the concept of stratification in art, landscapes and nature.

The project intertwines two concepts of transparency: artistic transparency, which compresses depth and complexity into a layered plane of overlapping planes; and the transparency of the landscape, which is a living quality of the soil that becomes a tactile image. Here, the visible surface refers to an essential but hidden depth of roots, relationships, and continuous exchanges between human work and nature. Both dimensions allude to a process of continuous modification that develops over time, combining the sense of touch with sight.

In this installation, depth takes the form of transparent ground. It is not just a surface to be traversed; it is a fertile thickness that offers a glimpse of what would normally remain hidden.

The building becomes landscape around this space. The textures dissolve into a play of thresholds and reflections, suggesting rather than showing, and allowing light to filter through solids and voids like a breath. Inside, plant material is arranged in interacting layers: the horizontal layer houses plants linked to the territory; the vertical layer sees soil bend and rise to give the ground shape; and the deepest layer reveals roots and stratifications as a visible part of an invisible world and the almost-foundation of what we see.

‘The transparency of the soil’ is a poetic and narrative device: a living material that not only supports the surface, but also invites us to look deep down, where art and nature converge.